The Associated Press

Speaking from the floor of the Senate Wednesday, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke for Senate Democrats when he said FBI Director Jim Comey's firing continued a troubling pattern.

The NYC Ferry service started Monday with a Rockaway, Queens, route. The area got priority because residents there have some of the city's longest commutes.

The department is warning officials in major cities, including New York, that they could lose grant money if they don't cooperate with federal immigration policies.  

It marks a stunning end to a near perfect marriage between a pugnacious personality and the cable television network.

Pedro Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years to life.

James Harris Jackson also faces a hate crime charge in the fatal stabbing of a black man, Timothy Caughman.

Richard Haste, a white police officer who killed Ramarley Graham in 2012, did not face charges, but he resigned Sunday to avoid being fired following a disciplinary trial.

Israeli police arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers and other institutions in the U.S.

Breslin was famous for his legwork. Hear him talk about his writing, and even a run for office, on WNYC.

Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance said the facts do not show a violation of election laws, but said the actions appear to be "contrary to the intent and spirit of the law."

Legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban mounted Thursday as New York said it would join Washington state's request to block the executive order.

Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas, 16, were slaughtered in a residential neighborhood in an attack that came amid a national conversation about illegal immigration.

Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear accused Trump of being "Wall Street's champion" and planning to "rip affordable health insurance" from Americans.

"This affordability crisis threatens who we are, threatens the very soul of this city," said de Blasio during his State of the City address.

American factories expanded last month at their fastest pace in more than two years, but wages barely increased, and the number of part-time workers who would prefer full-time work rose.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called for a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be overturned.

The Department of Investigation says the off-hours emergency unit is understaffed and undertrained.

The president is expected to roll out several executive actions, including a measure to jump-start construction of the wall, during a trip to the Department of Homeland Security.

Following two years of "#OscarsSoWhite" furor, the Academy named a more diverse field of nominees, with "Moonlight," "Fences," and "Hidden Figures" also getting Best Picture nominations.

Officer Richard Haste initially faced a criminal manslaughter charge in the 2012 death of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham, but the case was dismissed because of a procedural error.